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younger
1[ yuhng-ger ]
adjective
- comparative of young.
- (usually initial capital letter) (used to designate the junior of two related persons bearing the same name):
Charles the Younger ruled after his father abdicated.
noun
- the junior of two persons in age (often used with a possessive pronoun):
Her brother is seven years her younger.
Younger
2[ yuhng-ger ]
noun
- Thomas Coleman Cole, 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
Word History and Origins
Origin of younger1
Example Sentences
Among them, he shared a particularly special connection with his younger sister, María Elena – now the only surviving member of his immediate family.
It was kind of a gamble, but my younger brother, who is also interested in Imax, encouraged me.
So, Amorim will play more younger players here and on top of that, although Bournemouth are not on a great run of results, they are still in better form than United are.
Born and raised in an affluent suburb of Washington, D.C., his younger years were plagued with what he called “complete buffoonery” — street fights, misplaced aggression and behavior that resulted in multiple arrests.
The good news is that a younger demographic is making the pilgrimage to the temple of their grandparents’ favorite show tunes.
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